Fabiano Caruana vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 91 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com QF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2016.05.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 91
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4k3/2K5/5r2/8/5p2/5R2 w - - 2 92

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.a3 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Rc8
  14. 14.g5 Nh5
  15. 15.h4 Ng3
  16. 16.Rh2 Nxf1
  17. 17.Rxf1 b4
  18. 18.axb4 d5
  19. 19.exd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Bxd5
  21. 21.b3 Qd7
  22. 22.Kb2 Qe6
  23. 23.c4 Ba8
  24. 24.c5 Rfd8
  25. 25.Qc3 e4
  26. 26.fxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bd4 Bf8
  28. 28.Rhf2 Bg6
  29. 29.Nc4 Qg4
  30. 30.Rf4 Qe2+
  31. 31.Qd2 Qxd2+
  32. 32.Nxd2 a5
  33. 33.Nc4 axb4
  34. 34.Ne5 Bxc5
  35. 35.Bxc5 Rxc5
  36. 36.Nxg6 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kb1 hxg6
  38. 38.Rxb4 Rf5
  39. 39.Rxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Rf4 g6
  41. 41.b4 f6
  42. 42.b5 Kf7
  43. 43.b6 Rd7
  44. 44.Rb4 Rb7
  45. 45.Kc2 fxg5
  46. 46.hxg5 Ke6
  47. 47.Kd3 Kd5
  48. 48.Rb1 Kc5
  49. 49.Rc1+ Kd5
  50. 50.Rb1 Rd7
  51. 51.Ke3 Kc6
  52. 52.Kf4 Re7
  53. 53.Rb4 Rb7
  54. 54.Rc4+ Kd5
  55. 55.Rb4 Kc5
  56. 56.Rb1 Rxb6
  57. 57.Rd1 Rd6
  58. 58.Rc1+ Kd5
  59. 59.Re1 Re6
  60. 60.Rd1+ Kc5
  61. 61.Kf3 Re4
  62. 62.Rc1+ Kd5
  63. 63.Rd1+ Ke5
  64. 64.Ra1 Rg4
  65. 65.Ra5+ Ke6
  66. 66.Ra6+ Kf7
  67. 67.Ra7+ Ke8
  68. 68.Rb7 Kd8
  69. 69.Rg7 Rxg5
  70. 70.Kf4 Rg4+
  71. 71.Ke5 f4
  72. 72.Kd6 Ke8
  73. 73.Ke6 Kf8
  74. 74.Kf6 g5
  75. 75.Ra7 Ke8
  76. 76.Ke6 Kd8
  77. 77.Kd6 Kc8
  78. 78.Kc6 Kb8
  79. 79.Rb7+ Ka8
  80. 80.Rg7 Rg1
  81. 81.Kb6 Rb1+
  82. 82.Ka6 Kb8
  83. 83.Rxg5 Kc7
  84. 84.Rf5 Rb4
  85. 85.Ka5 Rd4
  86. 86.Rf6 Kd7
  87. 87.Kb5 Ke7
  88. 88.Rh6 f3
  89. 89.Kc5 Rf4
  90. 90.Rh1 f2
  91. 91.Rf1 Ke6

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